LONG BLOG

What a weird week I had. Suffice it to say that family will always be a mixed bag for me, but I'm glad I have it at all. Let's chat about a videogame for a minute or something.

NES Remix 2 is a real 50/50 game. Half the time I'm bored, half the time smiling at nostalgia. I see that some of the challenges are basically trying to teach you the minutiae of the games, but for someone who's played them forever these are just obstacles to getting more stars, to unlock remixes. It gets tedious fairly quickly for some games. Some games lend themselves better to the challenges, but it still feels like they weren't as fleshed out as they could be. I think more speedrunning would be appreciated here, for example.
The majority of gameplay feels like busywork to get to the good stuff. The remixes are mostly fun mix-ups of the games, and the stamps are pretty fun to use on Miiverse. Super Luigi Bros. is really nice to have, though. Luigi's slidy feet and high jumps opens the game up for some new tricks. Going left is honestly not that weird, although I did miss hitting a couple of blocks I know have stuff in them. The game is also where Remix's only 2-player feature shows up, with both of you playing as weegees.
For a game I've played a billion times, it's still fun with a little tweak.
Overall, NES Remix 2 is a big MEH for me. Not bad, but not worth the $15 maybe. If feels like Nintendo knows they're onto something, and put out a sequel while they could.

Gather round boys and girls! School may be back in session, but you should still have a bit of time left to skirt your responsibilities and write some damn blogs!

In the true spirit of the classroom, this monthâ€™s Bloggers Wanted prompt is all about â€śthings that video games have taught you.â€ť Whether you want to write about a specific skillset youâ€™ve acquired, love (or hateâ€¦) for a genre, game design, music composition, edutainment games, general life lessons, or even delve into more abstract territoryâ€¦. As long as youâ€™ve learned something, even if you didnâ€™t realize it at the time, I want to fucking hear about it!

The world is your goddamn oyster here! All you have to do is slap some words together and format the title as â€śSchooled: [your blog title here].â€ť Itâ€™s that fucking easy, folks! If your blog is up to snuff, it might even get promoted to the Front Page!

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